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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Muddling Through - SOLD

I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with my paintings lately.
Something's missing...drama? ...bad edges?... I'm not progressing? ...Something.
Can you tell I'm not inspired, but still trying? If you have any suggestions, please send them.

Anyway, I'm muddling through, and trying to figure out what it is I need to do. Back to basics?
Meanwhile, looking at painters I admire, and today studied a new favorite, Marc Hanson.
I did two while under his influence, one looking at his work, and trying to see what I loved about it, and one not looking, but just remembering the doing of the first. These won't go up on DPW, and I'm pricing them as copies, since they are, more more than less. Just the cost of materials.

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Welcome to my daily painting blog. Here I'll post my efforts to paint one small painting a day, with a little wiggle room by saying five per week. I work primarily in oils these days, but also love my watercolors. I hope you enjoy my work, and as always, your comments are welcome.

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All of the paintings here are available for purchase plus packaging and shipping, except those marked "sold" in the title and description. Paintings are sold on a first come, first served basis. For information, email me at NelVanL@aol.com Thanks for your interest.